Raphael Diluzio’s brain re-wires itself after car accident
Listen to the February 10 MPBN interview with USM art professor Raphael Diluzio, who started developing iPhone applications after being involved in a life-threatening car accident.
Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra performs USM student work
Check out the February 9 Portland Press Herald to hear about the Southern Maine Symphony Orchestra concert, at which the orchestra played compositions written by three Music students at USM.
John Wise quoted in U.K. Daily Mail
Check out the February 8 Daily Mail article, “How Plastic Bags Are Poisoning the Planet’s Greatest Predators,” which quotes John Wise, principle investigator for Wise Environmental and Genetic Toxicology Laboratory at USM.
Public Art at USM extols civic life
Mark Wethli’s sculpture “Civitas,” on exhibit in the USM Wishcamper Center, “draws inspiration from the classic idea of democratic citizenship and service to community.” Read more about the piece in the February 7 Portland Press Herald.
Steve Solloway interviews Al Bean
In the February 5 Portland Press Herald, Al Bean, USM athletic director, discusses the number of Division III coaches leaving because of “burnout.”
Ron Schmidt in Sun Chronicle
Check out the February 2 Sun Chronicle to read Associate Professor of Political Science Ron Schmidt’s thoughts on Maine’s upcoming primary battles.
USM retains Rinck Advertising
Rinck Advertising in Auburn marked significant growth in 2011 with the addition of 11 new staff members and six new clients, including the University of Southern Maine. Check out the February 1 PR Web release to learn more.
John Wise, Hong Xie, Amie Holmes take students to annual toxicology meeting
JOHN WISE, professor of toxicology and molecular epidemiology, HONG XIE, assistant research professor of applied medical sciences, and AMIE HOLMES, graduate assistant for Wise Environmental and Genetic Toxicology Laboratory, will be taking students to meet with collaborators and funders of the Society of Toxicology, and to participate in the Society’s annual meeting. Over February break, Wise took six students in the student Environmental Health and Toxicology club to Vieques, Puerto Rico where they worked with the local Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust to clean and clear brush from the Escuela Barbosa—a historic school in Vieques—as they work toward a marine field research site for USM.
Ben Towne served as athletic trainer for U.S. Bobsled, Skeleton teams
BEN TOWNE, lecturer of exercise, health, and sport science, spent his February break in Lake Placid, N.Y., serving as an athletic trainer for the United States Bobsled and Skeleton teams. Towne was invited to help provide medical coverage for Olympic-level athletes competing in the 2012 World Championship of Bobsled and Skeleton, a two-week competition held in Lake Placid.
